We have to remain true to our commitments

When things go badly or don't go as we expect, it can be very tempting to not take responsibility or not remain true to our commitments.  But it is exactly at that time that our character will come through.  It is not in the good times that our character is tested, but it is in the challenging times.  We think of Judah and how he remained true to his oath, commitment and promise to his father.  In order to honor that commitment, Judah was willing to offer himself a slave so that his brother could go free.  All of that to be an a man of his word.  The Lord Jesus came out of the tribe of Judah. (Genesis 44:33)